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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1934
Page
12
Five hundred people from Joliet will hear Miss Lucille Gowey in her debut with the Chicago Grand Opera Company Monday evening. A special Rock Island train will be chartered for Joliet guests, departing at 6 15.
A Joliet effort uses underwritten half price tickets to boost opera attendance. Best seats normally three dollars offered at one fifty with a special one dollar round trip rate. Tickets available at the Association of Commerce and through local clubs and civic groups in Chicago and Joliet.
Marriage licenses issued to Maurice E Cowing 28 Chicago and Beatrice R Huber 32 Chicago plus Lavern J Meyers 20 Joliet with Anna Papaci 23 Joliet Irene Dobberstein 18 De Pue Tl Verner B Granquist 21 Plainfield Edna Pobanz 23 Plainfield James L Alexander 25 Locust Norma Alice Bell 21 Lockport Lester Vega 21 Sugar Grove Dolores Johnson 19 Sandwich Irving Levine 23 Chicago Roberta Copeland 21 Chicago shared among multiple Illinois towns and residents.
American Legion launches its annual campaign with eight teams and a goal of 600 new members by January 30. Military-style roster includes generals captains and lieutenants coordinating efforts to enroll every ex service member with honorable discharge or Allied service history.
Merchants push end of year clearance as Christmas decorations fade shoppers urged to buy now before 1934 stock and New Year materials arrive. Prices expected to rise early in 1934 as merchants reduce old stock to clear out inventory.
Last Saturday night burglars entered Oscar F. Sumbaum's bicycle shop at 683 Cass Street and stole 58 dollars in cash and jewelry from an open safe. He offers a generous reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of the burglars.
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